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SATURDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 22, 2011
BTCV'S BIG GREEN WEEKEND, REGENT'S PARK, LONDON
all afternoon in the tent!
Come help us create A Child's Alphabet of Regent's Park!

Click here to see Our Alphabet Grow!

CUMBERLAND MARKET FRIENDS OF THE PARK
ESTABLISHED 29.20.2009
at the West Euston Time Bank Family Living Day Festival

2009 MET EVERY FIRST TUESDAY OF THE MONTH,
AFTER BITHI'S DESSERT AT THE H-POD CAFE (1 p.m.)
FOR A WALK AND TALK AROUND THE PARK
FIRST MEETING  03. 11.2009

THE POETRY TREE PROJECT

The West Euston  Time Bank Purple Poets believe that every park should have at least one tree with seating  for several people around it, where poets can read their poems. In established parks, such as Cumberland Market, the tree has been there many years. Where there is no established tree, consider planting  a black mulberry tree (Morus nigra) as your Poetry Tree, in honour of the magnificent mulberry tree in the Keats Garden, and also the wonderful mulberry tree growing in the William Morris garden at Kelmscott Manor in Oxforshire.

29.10.2009
Celebration of the permission by Camden Council Parks
to  designate the Cumberland Market Poetry Tree
(West Euston Time Bank Family Living Day)
with permission to paint the circular bench purple
from Camden Parks supervisor Geoffrey Hil.l
To celebrate, there was a Community Instant Anthology
Poetry Reading by Cumberland Market children and adults
as the final event to the programme
honoured guest: West Euston Partnership Director
Margaret Fletcher

26.06.2010
Official launch of the Purple Bench
Poetry Tree at Cumberland Market
at the Cumberland Market Midsummer Picnic
by the 2010 Worshipful Mayor of Camden,
Councillor Jonathan Simpson
(at the Midsummer Picnic co-produced by the Wellcome Collection
and West Euston Time bank members)
with poems by Bithi Das, Patsy Futatsugi, and Islam Molla
celebrating objects from the Wellcome collection
and Wellcome and WETB community arts projects
(including projects with Wellcome artists Lucy Cheung, Lucy May Schofield and Prick Your Fingers) 
Bench painted  24.06.2010 by Kim and Urmi, and mostly Mark
(and as of 2 p.m. 25.06.2010, local resident Mark is a new Time Bank member)

PRELIMINARY WORK FOR THE OFFICIAL LAUNCH
29.10.2009  Permission to paint the existing bench and designate it The Poetry Tree
given by Goffrey Hill, Camden Council Parks. The Poetry tree is celebrated by an instant anthology by the children at the end of West Euston Time Bank's Family Day Celebration.


Thursday 24.06.2010:   POSTCARDS POEMS FIRST, PAINT LATER

10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Preparing for the Saturday Picnic, The Purple Poets hold their poetry workshop, rewriting their Postcard Poems about objects in the Wellcome Collection  for their Saturday 12:30 reading for the Mayor of Camden, Councillor Jonathan Simpson..
They also work on their Postcard Poems to celebrate the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery's 150th Anniversary, for their Saturday 4 p.m. reading) . As they work, individual poets (and members of  the Third Age Drama Group, the TADs) were being  called away from the workshop to be interviewed by Wellcome Artist Lisa Cheung, (www.lisacheung.com) to discuss their music  choices and memoirs for her Bicycle-Powered Radio PicNic DJ project.  Long-time TADs member Kathy agrees to meet the Mayor, on behalf of everyone, to hand him one of Jessie's secret mince tarts (Jessie's recipe is featured in Wellcome artist Lucy May Schofield Picnic Pamphlet )

3:30  p.m. Purple Poets' workshop leader, Kim ,opens the paint can at the Poetry Bench in Cumberland Market to paint the old green mesh  bench around the tree. Dulux VELVET RIBBON  2 gloss paint donated by Kim.

3:40 p.m. Third Age Project's Urmi comes to help, and paints with Kim until 4 p.m.

4 p.m. a local resident,  stops on his bike, to ask why we are painting the bench, stays to talk about poetry, and then to paint.
5 p.m. This local resident is a professional painter, goes away to change into proper painting clothes. He brings bring back wire mesh brushes, and string to attach the WET PAINT signs. Children and parents  in the park also help by picking up rubbish in the park and putting it in the recycling bins at the Park gates, clearing the path with the mesh wire brushes, and digging up old chewing gum from the path. West Euston Time Bank Broker Shanara  prints up  and laminates  six Wet Paint signs and provides a hole punch and string.
6 p.m. We hang the signs  from the tree branches and around the bench, to protect the bench.
6-9  Kim and two Mothers sit in the park, watching the paint dry, waiting for the park to close (6-9)

Friday 25.06.2010
The Purple Poets' purple paintwork is touched up in the morning, to make it perfect.

Saturday 26.06.2010
The Mayor of Camden opens the Purple Poetry Tree Bench, and officially invites everyone to Camden National Poetry Day 2010 (hosted by the Purple Poets, with the Mayor of Camden, artist Jo WOnder, and peace activist Hetty Bower as guests.

poster designed by Wellcome Collection  for
The 2nd Annual  Cumberland Market Midsummer Picnic2010
artwork: (knitted picnic) by Wellcome artists  Prick Your Finger
www.prickyourfinger.com
--who devised and created the collaborative Snakes and Ladders project
with members of the West Euston Time Bank

Saturday  26.06.2010  Midsummer Picnic (produced by Wellcome Collection , GPA, and West Euston Time Bank Members)
11 a.m. Kim and people who are sitting round the bench, plant campanula under the bench, (these include the Wellcome's photographer Richard, who is the first reader to read a book on the purple bench).  Most of the campanula (a low-growing, hardy perennial with varying shades of purple bell-shaped  or star-like flowers, green foliage) has been donated from a derelict planter.   It is suggested by one Third Age Project Snooker Club members that  the hole in the old mesh bench looks terrible, and that we should put a plant pot with flowers in the hole. We take his suggestion, and it looks beautiful.

11:30 Mark brings his white mesh net to pin poems for the picnic, and Eleanor brings blank cards from the Wellcome for the poems, Kim brings purple pens, purple paper picnic napkins to fold into paper roses. She also brings little bottles of soap bubbles, to give to people who participate in Purple Poetry and Art Wall by filling in cards, adding poems or drawings to the mesh Wall on the shrub beside the Poetry Tree.

11:45 -11:50
co-organiser's meeting led by Eleanor  Lanyon (Wellcome Collection) and Tony  Bloor (West Euston Time Bank).

12:30 p.m. The Mayor of Camden, Jonathan Simpson, samples the food, some prepared in the Wellcom Kitchen by Time bank members, and admires the variety of stuffings brought for Josie, Urmi and Mariam's Pita Pit Project. He greets and chats with Jessie Davies, 96, at the H-Pod. and is presented with one of her secret Mince Tarts.

12:35 Mayor officially opens the Poetry Tree at the Purple Poetry Bench.  The Mayor's speech includes the launch of poster for National Poetry week (unveiling the poster for October 8th. The Mayor extends his personal invitation for people to send in a Postcard poem about HOME, and take part in the Camden October 8th celebrations.He then listens to readings inspired by the Wellcome Collection by  Purple Poets Bithi Das, Patsy Futatsugi, and Islam Molla (with Shelagh Beale and Jean Watt in attendance).  Islam ends with his poem 'How Not To COOK CHICKEN' and the Mayor is presented with the first new book under The Poetry Tree --- the Wellcome Picnic 2010  Book of Recipes and Remedies by Time Bank and Third Age Members (recipes selected and book designed by Wellcome commissioned artist Lucy May Schofield, first edition, numbered 1 in an edition of 200,  brown paper cover with gold empossed design, hand-stitched, 16 pages, A6 size, with brass page holder; text (recipes) by: Elaine Spencer, Sylvia, Hilary, Wendy, Jessie, Elizabeth, Eleanor, Epifania Carreda, Paola, Murial, and Winnie Finch). Although Purple Poet Eppie's recipe for Sponge Carrot Cake is included, sadly, Islam's recipe for CHICKEN isn't in the book. Jessie Davies' secret recipe for mince tarts is in the book, and to celebrate, one of her delicious tarts is presented to the Mayor by Kathy, 96, on behalf of the TADs, and also one is presented to artist and book designer Lucy May Schofield. (Lucy will later varnish her tart, to preserve it, in honour of the day).

12:40  Launch of poetry bench

12:50 Mayor's tour of Picnic Stalls and  projects, including Wellcome artist Lisa Cheung's bicycle DJ interactive
and Prick Your Fingers community project - a gigantic Snakes and Ladders  for the West Euston Time Bank children.
(each square embroidered by the West Euston Time Bank members)

12:50 West Euston Time Bank Children's Street Dancers (taught by Mariam,  also WETB teacher of The Homework Club)

1::15 Fine Line Dancers (led by Alicia Frost)

1:20  Country Dance (called by Mary Panton)

1:30 Radio PiKNiK DJ, Wellcome artist Lisa Cheung provides bicycle powered music, live and recorded interviews
to create an audio memory archive of the day.

Picnic continues with inter-active projects  (including The Pita Pit-- make your own Pita -- Project , Lucy's Bibliotherapy and Snakes and Ladders, and Kim Morrissey's Purple Poetry Wall, with Kim until 3, and then with Josie and Urmi until 4 p.m).
4 p.m. - 4:20 The West Euston Time Bank Purple Poets read at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery's 150th Benefit 'Fayre on the Square' at Brunswick Square.

blogspots:
Lucy May Schofield
www.lucymayschofield.blogspot.com
www.lucymayschofield.co.uk

Kim Morrissey
www.purplepoets.com/wellcome.html

Prick Your Finger
http://prickyourfinger.blogspot.com/

Lisa Cheung
www.lisacheung.com

COMMUNITY PLANTING DIARY FOR THE POETRY TREE
Choice of plants.
Plants, where possible should be organic. The plants must be hardy and either perennial or freely self-seeding. Where possible, they should be edible. There is no budget for this project, so anything that is planted must be either volunteer plants or donated. by individualsthe Tree space is shady, so the first things to be planted are campanula (followed by lobelia and creeping jenny. other suggested plants suitable for shade: mint; fuschia, violets, comfrey)

SATURDAY JUNE 26
Volunteer campanula planted under the bench (with three planted campanula in pots for decoration)
1 bag of water-retaining soil (organic)
1 bag of pea-gravel
plants watered in, at 11:30, and watered again at 3.


SUNDAY JUNE 27

plants are watered, morning and evening

MONDAY JUNE 28

2 trays of lobelia (2x £2.75)
1 bag of organic water-retaining soil (10 litres, £5)
2 bags of pony manure
2 bags of purple slate gravel
1 large purple slate stone

10 a.m. soil and manure ais added to the back of the bench, and extra volunteer campanula, volunteer creeping jennie (low green foliage, waxy bright yellow flowers) and two bought seedling trays of lobelia, are planted round the back of the planter.
with purple slate for the top-dressing (to retain water and to help retain moisture). the plants are watered, morning and evening.

TUESDAY JUNE 28

rain.

WEDNESDAY JUNE 29

CUMBERLAND MARKET PROJECTS

PROJECT ONE: THE POETRY TREE

PROJECT TWO: COMPILING A HISTORY OF THE PARK
Walk and Talk about the Park (history, appreciation and discussion of problems)

PROJECT THREE: FESTIVALS
co-planning and archiving festivals for arts groups and our Living Library

PROJECT FOUR: SUITABLE PLANTS
suggestions
29.10.2009 rosemary and lavender for low hedges are recommended, where suitable
29.10.2009 the H-Pod surgery would be interested in grapes, etc on their walls


PROJECT FIVE: PROBLEMS IN THE PARK (AND PROGRESS)
29.10.2009 foreign objects in the children's sandpit (including dog faeces)
29.10.2009 sand in the pit causes irritationin people's eyes
03.11.2009 deliberate vandalism of the outdoor gym equipment
03.11.2009 dogs and dog faeces in the grassed area by the H-Pod
(this is not allowed, but people walk their dogs there anyway).

History of Cumberland Market
from the Camden Official Press Release
for improvements to the Park 03.10.2005
compiled by Alison Birtwell

Before cars were invented, London was reliant on horses for transport and as the city grew during the eighteenth century markets, four markets were set up to sell food and straw for the animals - including at the site of Cumberland Market. By the 1820s the Piccadilly hay market also re-located there as the site benefited from its transport link to the nearby Regent's Canal.

Various businesses grew up around the market including hay compressors, chandlers and a vinegar factory, as well as a number of pubs. The Cumberland Market hay market operated for three days a week alongside a general produce market throughout the nineteenth century, and there was a market on the site right up until the 1930s. During World War II the area was intensively bombed, as it is near to Euston and King's Cross stations and the canal link was closed in 1942.

A number of paintings of the market still exist, most notably by Robert Bevan, and are in the Southampton City Art Gallery. After the war a park was formally created on the market site and in the 1950s many of the cobblestones were covered up and a children's playground created. An old St Pancras Borough Council steamroller was left on site and used to play on by children until it was subsequently buried under a mound of earth. In the 1990s it was dug out, fully restored and is in fully working order in North Wales. Images of Cumberland Market in the 1920s are available from the London Metropolitan Archive (see: www.cityoflondon.gov.uk)

THE HISTORY OF THE PARK

New look for historic Camden (2005)
Date: 27/09/2005

http://www.camden.gov.uk/ccm/content/press/2005/press-releases-september-2005/new-look-for-historic-camden-park.en;jsessionid=E2AFF55E7F1D9F121B23B800121E6DD8.node2

A historic Camden park is to get a £140,000 makeover, with a design that retains many original features but improves its layout and landscaping.

Work started last week (19 September [2005]) at Cumberland Market (NW1) on the refurbishment project, which will make the park more attractive and easier for residents to use. Camden Council is carrying out the work in response to feedback from residents and has secured funding for the project from the Neighbourhood Renewal Fund and 'Doorstep Greens'.

This is one of 200 projects across the country funded by the Countryside Agency's 'Doorstep Greens' initiative, using national Lottery money from the Big Lottery Fund.

Around 10 local young people aged 11-19 years are playing a key role in improving Cumberland Market by helping design a new main gate to welcome people into the park via Osnaburgh Street. They are working on designs for the gate as well as decorative 'finials' which sit on top of the park's fencing, and their ideas will be presented to other young people in the area to get their views at a workshop in October organised by the West Euston Partnership (WEP).

Cumberland Market features lots of nineteenth-century cobblestones, many of which have become uneven, so these will be lifted and replaced with grass. Consultation with residents showed that they found this cobbled surface hazardous especially for older people, parents with buggies and children, so the new surface will make it easier for people to access and use the west area of the park. Although the cobblestones are not listed they are still of historic interest, so to highlight this some of them are being re-laid as features of an attractive walk way in the west side of the park.

The grass on the east side of the park will be designated 'dog free' to encourage young people to play safely in this area. People wishing to walk their dogs will be able to use the western half of the park, with dog bins provided so owners can 'poop-a-scoop' and keep the space clean.

Local residents also asked for the park to be brightened up with plants to encourage wildlife, so new colourful plants will be placed in the large shrub beds, edged with more of the historic cobblestones. People will also be able to relax in Cumberland Market with seating added under two new trees in the west side of the park. New silver birch trees are also being planted to create a central avenue through the park, with further seating and new bins to help keep the area tidy. The new planting and fresh layout of the paths will improve visibility into the park, which helps ensure safety.

Cllr Phil Turner, Executive Member Leisure & Community Services, Camden Council, says:
"The improvements to Cumberland Market will help make this valued local park safer and more attractive for residents of all ages to use. Camden Council is improving parks and open spaces for residents all over the borough, having completed the £2m refurbishment of Waterlow Park earlier this year and with redevelopment work also underway at Cantelowes Gardens and Swiss Cottage."

Saleh Ahmed, Integrated Youth Project Co-ordinator, WEP, says:
"The young people are working together well on this project and have come up with some fantastic designs inspired by photographs that they have taken in the Cumberland Market area. We hope that this will give teenagers a sense of ownership of the park and encourage them to take pride in what they have created for themselves and other people in their neighbourhood. They are also keeping portfolios of their work, which will be valuable if they go on to develop careers in design. Any more young people who would like to get involved in the design project can contact me at WEP on 020 7974 4396."

Bob Austin, Chair of West Euston Community Association, says:
"I hope that the work on Cumberland Market's park will bring benefits for the local teenagers and young people. It will generate fresh interest in the area and help improve it."

The redevelopment work at Cumberland Market is due to be completed in December 2005.

Notes to editors
Cumberland Market is situated on the Regent's Park Estate, NW1. For more information on Camden Council's parks and open spaces see: www.camden.gov.uk/parks

Funding from the Countryside Agency's 'Doorstep Green' initiative is £60,000; Neighbourhood Renewal Fund contribution is £80,000. Camden Council's Parks Department is managing the project and carrying out planting under its winter works programme.'

The Countryside Agency is currently in the process of change as it helps translate the Government's new rural strategy, announced by the Secretary of State in July 2004, into action. Its landscape, access and recreation teams (including Doorstep Greens) are working with its partners, English Nature and the Rural Development Service, bringing together its activities to improve services for customers and contribute to sustainable development as we move towards a new integrated agency. In September 2000 the Big Lottery Fund appointed the Countryside Agency as an Award partner to distribute grants through its Doorstep Greens scheme. The Doorstep Greens initiative closed to new applicants in April 2003. More information about Doorstep Greens is on the web at: www.countryside.gov.uk/doorstepgreens

Big Lottery Fund is the joint operating name of the New Opportunities Fund and the National Lottery Charities Board (which made grants under the name of the Community Fund). The Big Lottery Fund, launched on 1st June 2004, is distributing half of all National Lottery good cause funding across the UK. Details of the Big Lottery Fund's programmes and grant awards are available at: www.biglotteryfund.org.uk

Ref Code: 05/278

Contact: Alison Birtwell
020 7974 6021
alison.birtwell@camden.gov.uk
Last updated: 3 October 2005

LOCAL HISTORY RESOURCES

The best resourse is right on your doorstep. Talk to Your Neighbour!

Camden History Society

Camden Local Studies and Archives Centre
(2nd Floor Holborn Library)

Family & Community Historical Research Society

Family Records Centre

London – Footprints

London and Middlesex Archaeological Society (LAMAS)

London At War Study Group

London Family History Centre

London Metropolitan Archives

London Museums of Health and Medicine

London Parks and Gardens Trust

London Society

London Topographical Society

Museum of Domestic Design & Architecture

Museum of Fulham Palace

Museum of London

The National Archives
The National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 4DU. (0) 20 8876 3444
The National Archives (formerly the Public Record Office) is the repository of the national archives for England, Wales and the United Kingdom. The records, beginning with Domesday Book (1086), span an unbroken period from the 11th century to the present. The PRO holds many records relating to family history including Military Service and Operational records, Wills (before 1858), Death Duties and records of Non-Conformists.Wellcome Library

THE HISTORY OF FESTIVALS

Cumberland Market has had festivals in the past, in which community groups, including The Purple Poets, have performed (most recently, the Collection Picnic in June 2009 and 2010). The proposal from the Walk and Talk History group is that for the next festival, we have a series of 'Living Books' - people who are local residents, who are prepared to stand, and have people 'read' them by asking questions about their lives or experiences, or the history of the Park in that location.

PUBLIC PARKS AND GARDENS CONSULTATIONS compiled by Kim Morrissey MODEL FOR TIME BANK BROKERS CAMDEN AND ISLINGTON Questions to Consider for Your Park How to form a 'Friends of the Park' for your Park: Ask if there is one already. If there isn't, start one! Sample Constitution Most Friends of the Park have members who live near, or work near, the park. PARK USERS How do I know who resides within 500 metres of the Park? http://www.viewlondon.co.uk/ Choose your neighbourhood Pub or Restaurant , and then click for the nearest Pubs and Restauruants (you will want to set up a 'Spend A Penny' toilet scheme with child-friendly pubs if you don't have toilet facilities in Your Park). ARTS IN THE PARK engaging teen-agers in their community TWO VOLUNTEER MODELS: BTCV Eco Stars (and Paxton Green Time Bank) CONSERVATION RECYCLING PROJECTS RESOURCE PEOPLE LOCAL HISTORY FESTIVALS AND MAJOR EVENTS (OPEN SQUARES, ETC.) VANDALISM AND ITS EFFECTS ---  THE BROKEN WINDOW SYNDROME VIDEOS RECOMMENDED PLANTS (LOW OR NO-MAINTENANCE, BEAUTIFUL OR USEFUL) RECOMMENDED PARKS AND EQUIPMENT Peckham Rye Park DOGS IN THE PARK Dogs in Royal Parks http://www.royalparks.org.uk/docs/dogs/RP_DogsLeafletWEB.PDF Dog Parks http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_park Dog Parks: Benefits and Liabilities Laurel Allen, University of Pennsylvania Master of Environmental Studies Capstone Projects1 Thesis May 2007 http://repository.upenn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1017&context=mes_capstones ABSTRACT: http://repository.upenn.edu/mes_capstones/18/ ‘Dog breaks ice’ The sociability of dog-walking (article by Kevin Harris) http://www.local-level.org.uk/uploads/Dog%20breaks%20ice.pdf LIGHT POLLUTION (CONTINUOUS LIGHTING) SOLAR STREET LAMPS THE POET TREE PROJECT CALLY TIME BANK Community Map Project (Islington) RECOMMENDED BOOKS AND ARTICLES ............................ ...................................................................................................... Questions to Consider for Your Park Is Your Park organic? Is Your Park user-friendly? How accessible is Your Park for everyone, including disabled users? Who uses Your Park (ages, activities)? Are all age groups welcome and made to feel safe? What is the history of Your Park, and the area's local history? Are there any educational projects? Are recycling facilities easily available? Are there Community Gardening  prokects? Are there wildflower or wildlife areas? Do you have a Friends of The Park  group? What happens to dogs in the Park? Are there noise issues with the neighbours? Is there anti-social behavior in the park? Are toilet facilities easily available? (if there aren't, would neighbouring pubs or restuarants volunteer to be part of a ''Spend A Penny'  scheme to share their toilet facilities?) Are there arts and crafts events held in your park (festivals, community gatherings) Is there a notice board? Is there a drinking fountain or water feature? Are there any works of art? Does Your Park use solar power or alternative energy? Does Your Park have a resident gardener or park attendant? Are there always people using Your Park during park hours? Does Your Park have  sufficient bike racks? ARTS http://www.thisisull.com/poetry/garyclark/1772228834_garyclark2.html http://www.worthing.gov.uk/worthings-services/leisureandculture/parksampopenspaces/paintingandpoetryinthepark/ (2008) http://www.academi.org/all-lit-up/i/130525/ http://www.valeriegillies.com/public.html http://www.poetrysociety.org.uk/content/archives/publicart/hubbard/opening/ http://www.agendapoetry.co.uk/documents/JuliaForster-Essaypdf.pdf (an essay) POETS IN THE PARK: LESLEY SAUNDERS: -- did a poetry project a couple of years ago to celebrate the sculpture exhibition in Abbey House Gardens, Malmesbury: http://www.abbeyhousegardens.co.uk/index.htm - two of the poems, Architect and We Must Remain Silent, appeared in Divers. -- her new book - Her Leafy Eye (Two Rivers Press) - was inspired by 18th century Rousham Park Gardens in Oxfordshire: http://www.rousham.org/ -- her current project is based at New Hall (now Murray Edwards College): http://www.newhall.cam.ac.uk/grounds/gardens/ CONSERVATION BTCV (British Trust Conservation Volunteers) and TRUE (Trust for Urban Ecology). London Head Office York Way. http://www.btcv.org Provides ponds, paths, logs for stag beetles and 'mini-beast' habitats to promote education and to create habitats for insects and wildlife. RECYCLING- SOLAR PANELS FROM DRINK CANS Save the World! Recycle! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vg4xrduHWZo LOCAL HISTORY Try to talk to the people who grew up near Your Park, as well as searching archival maps, Family Records Office, Holborn Local Archives and local history Books. the Records offices tell you who lived where; the people will tell you how they lived. For instance Judd street OIpen Play Area (aka Judd Street Park) is also known amongst people who live in the neighbourhood as 'Bamber Green' after the adjoining Bramber House council estate adjoining the Park. Mary Scales, who grew up in Great Ormond Street (and remembers, as a child,  Clare Court being built, which also adjoins the Park) said: 'I've never heard of Bramber, or Bramber Green. We didn't call it anything, because the Park wasn't there, it was all houses before it was bombed during the War. We kids had to make our own fun. We played 'Knock, Knock' on the houses, and ran down and up the path of the garage,  along Clare Court, before anyone could catch us! For anyone considering being a Friend of a Park, see if you can arrange a showing of the wonderful film 'Their World This Time'  (director Chris Reeves, Platform Films, see below: VIDEOS). This moving documentary is about the opening of private garden for all the children of the neighbourhood following the death of a child playing in the street near the British Museum. Sadly, for the children of the community,  after a few years, the private garden space was closed to them again. http://www.craftcentral.org.uk/platform-films-video FESTIVALS AND OPEN SQUARE DAYS Ask your local Councillor who to contact for advice if you are planning a talk or festival, as there are insurance considerations for a festival.  Camden Council often provides grants or insurance and will provide entertainers, such as the excellent Pete Watson Trio that played the Friends of Brunswick Square (FOBS) event, as part of Open Square Weekend, Sunday, July 13th, 2009. VIDEOS Their World, This Time 34 minutes English 1994 director: Chris Reeves Platform Films http://www.craftcentral.org.uk/platform-films-video 1945. Post-War London faced serious housing problems, and desperate homeless people occupied empty houses, hotels, and camps . The government requisitioneded empty properties to tackle the problem. In 1950, after a child was killed playing in the street because there was no other place to play, an adjacent unused garden near the British Museum was used as as a park for children of the temorary residents. The communal park for the children remained until 1954, when the Conservative government returned the garden to its rightful owner.   A moving statement of why Parks are important, for everyone in the community, not just then, but now, with invaluable archival footage and interviews of the people involved (and footage of the Squatter's Strike, including footage of local hero, Johnny Morten, being arrested for throughing food up to the Strikers). Platform Videos are a commercial company, and they are also available to do videos for comminity projects. FROM THEIR WEBSITE: Platform has completed numerous broadcast programmes, including a three-part series on disability and homelessness: Who Killed Mark Faulkner?, made through BBC2's Disability Programmes Unit in 2000, a 52 minute documentary on the Gulf War for Channel Four's Critical Eye series, and a five part history series and feature length documentary on Northern Ireland for Channel Four's The Eleventh Hour. Non-broadcast clients have included: TV Choice, Writers Republic/UNISON, Shandwick, The Green Party, Amnesty International, Unity Theatre Trust, The National Federation of Estate Agents and Short-Life Community Housing. We have the experience, specialised knowledge and in-house equipment to meet your video requirements at a cost to fit your budget. We realise that what works for one organisation may not work for another, so we are keen to spend time with our clients at the planning as well as the production stages to ensure that your message is projected in the way you want. In addition to complete programme making packages, we can offer just our broadcast quality editing services, location or studio filming with our BVW400 Beta SP shooting kit or the cheaper DSR PD100P DVcam format, video projection, small-scale video duplication and music composition for video. Get in touch to discuss your production needs or simply for advice. Let us make video work for you http://www.craftcentral.org.uk/platform-films-video RECOMMENDED PARKS Peckham Rye Park (some projects in the park were installed by BTCV (British Trust Conservation Volunteers) and TRUE (Trust for Urban Ecology). CONSIDERATIONS: Dog Walkers, Joggers, Children, Cafe in the Park, Excercise in the Park,  Walks/Keep Fit,  Play Areas, Bowling Green, Community Gardening, Area Park Warden, Community Outreach, Problems in the Park: Anti-Social Behavior, Graffitti and Litter, Vadalism. http://www.foprp.org.uk/today.html . FRIENDS OF PECKHAM RYE PARK http://www.foprp.org.uk/ BOOKS, ARTICLES, ART,  MUSIC  AND POEMS 'It's all too beautiful' A refuge for lovers, loners, children and outcasts - parks provide the settings for some of our most innocent and illicit encounters. No wonder they are such  an inspiration for novelists. William Boyd takes a literary tour of urban oases WILLIAM BOYD Guardian 20.06.2009 [EXCERPT] Definition of a park. It's time to establish precisely what we mean by a "park". I'm thinking principally of London, but I feel this definition will fit all parks in all cities of the world. There are certain determining characteristics, necessary conditions, for park status. First, there must be tall, mature trees, the older and taller the better. Second, the majority of the trees in the park must give the impression of random planting - no rectangles or neat lines, by and large. An avenue here or there is allowed, an allée, but we need the illusion of spontaneous, unplanned growth. Third, the ground must undulate in a significant way - flatness is not a park-criterion. Fourth, there is the question of scale: you mustn't be able to see all sides of the park at once - one boundary at least must be invisible from wherever you stand. Fifth, there must be a gated entrance: a park need not necessarily be fenced or walled but it must have a portal - or several. Immediately we see how these five categories allow us to separate, for example, a park from a city square, however large or grand, or from a common. SOURCE: http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/jun/20/william-boyd-park-stories Fanny Wilkinson, London garden designer, Octoavia Hill, the Kyle Society, the Metropolitan Act of 1881 (to turn disused burial grounds into public parks) and the history of London Parks are discussed in Enterprising Women: The Garretts and their Circle by Elizabeth Crawford, Francis Boutles Publishers, 2002. DOGS IN PARKS  ETIQUETTE Dogs in Royal Parks http://www.royalparks.org.uk/docs/dogs/RP_DogsLeafletWEB.PDF useful advice about dog management, waste management , wildlife management and people management in the various Royal Parks. Warwick District Council: Dogs in parks http://www.warwickdc.gov.uk/NR/EXERES/13F6B73C-9774-4C68-AD2E-631A886A8B64.htm Dogs are welcome in all of Warwick District Council's parks, but if you do bring your dog to a park please be a responsible dog owner and follow these guidelines: Dogs must be kept under control at all times. Clear up your dog's mess. In many parks bins are provided and providing the dog waste is wrapped in a plastic bag it can be placed in an ordinary litter bin. Otherwise, take it home with you. No animals whatsoever are allowed into children's play areas (guide dogs excepted). When visiting one of our nature reserves dogs should be kept on a lead at all times. IN GENERAL: Some Rules of Etiquette For Dog Owners People come first. If there are people, especially children, and dogs in the park, supervise your dog closely. Children are more important than dogs. The law requires that your dog must be under effective control at all times and you must dispose of dog faeces in a suitable manner. Always clean up after your dog (and if you see others, tell them to do the same). The presence of dog waste is the primary complaint about having dogs in parks. Never leave your dog unattended. Make certain your dog is well, and has it's vaccinations up-to-date. Don’t bring a female dog in season. Spayed/neutered animals are recommended. If your dog becomes unruly or plays rough, leash him and leave immediately. Don’t smoke or eat, and dispose of rubbish you see (Cigarette butts and food wrappers are tempting treats to dogs, but bad for them). Having your dog in the park is a privelege, not a right. Always observe all of the rules posted at your local park. http://www.pets.ca/dogparks/bc.htm DOG PARKS IN BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA Considerations: fenced tables benches bag dispenser payphones handicapped access parking restrooms THESIS ON DOG PARKS BY LAUREL ALLEN, UNIVERSITY OF PENSYLVANIA http://repository.upenn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1017&context=mes_capstones Laurel Allen examines: 1. Signage a. Are rules posted? b. Are the rules easy to read and understandable? c. Do the rules seem to be followed? d. Do the rules appear to be enforced and how? e. Location of signs f. Legibility of signs (i.e. color, size, etc.) 2. Fencing a. What type? b. How high? c. Configuration? d. Size of area that is fenced? e. Is there a separation between large and small dogs? f. What kinds of gates are used? 3. Seating a. Does the park provide adequate seating? b. What kind? c. Is there enough? 4. Surfaces a. What types of surfaces do the dogs run on? b. Are the surfaces durable? 5. Paths a. Are there paths through the dog park? b. How are they constructed? c. Are they effective? 31 6. Parking a. Is there parking available? b. Is it easy to park? c. Are there enough spaces? d. Is there handicap parking? 7. Lighting a. Is there night lighting and is it energy efficient? b. What type? c. Location? 8. Structures a. Are there buildings to protect users from the elements? b. What type? c. How many? 9. Plant material a. Is the park landscaped? b. Are there trees that provide shade? c. What kinds of plants are used? d. Are the plant species native? e. What is the condition of the plant material? f. Are any of the plants poisonous to dogs? 10. Dog activities a. Is there equipment provided such as jumps, tunnels or A-frames? b. Are there interesting areas for the dog to explore? c. Are there toys for the dogs to play with? 11. Water a. Is there a water fountain for both dogs and humans? b. Do the water fountains appear sanitary? c. Is there an area where the dogs can swim? d. Is there a place for dogs to shower off? 12. Food a. Is there a place to purchase food for both dogs and humans? b. Types of food offered? 13. Waste disposal a. Are there trash cans? b. Are there enough? c. Are they being used? d. Are they being maintained? e. Does the park provide bags for clean up? 14. Bathrooms a. Are there bathrooms provided? b. What kind? 15. Maintenance a. What is the overall condition of the park? b. Is it maintained? LIGHT POLLUTION (AND ITS AFFECT ON LIFE: BIRDS, INSCECTS, WILDLIFE, PEOPLE http://www.britastro.org/dark-skies/wildlife.html Light pollution is a serious consideration, as continual light affects sleep patterns.Bats, Birds, insects, Trees are all affected by continuous light, and so are humans. In a light polluted site, birds are continuous chirping throughout the night, in anticipation of a dawn that will not arrive for many hours. This seriously disrupts their sleep patterns, preventing them from resting. ROYAL SOCIETY PROTECTION OF BIRDS: more information: http://www.rspb.org.uk/advice/watchingbirds/behaviour/nocturnalsong.asp~ GOOD LIGHTING Campaign for Dark Skies http://www.britastro.org/dark-skies/awards.htm?6O AMONGST OTHERS: Zeta - Oxford Science Park (November, 2007) Congratulations to Oxford Science Park and to lighting company Zeta Solar, for the installation of the triply environmentally-friendly Zeta Sunflower lights. The Zeta Sunflowers are (1) solar powered, (2) downward-directed (thus minimising any wasted light), and (3) employ dimming technology, such that the light dims when no-one is around over-night. Presenting the award is Bob Mizon (right), to both Rob Horsfield of Oxford Science Park (left) and Phil Shadbolt of Zeta Solar (centre). SOLAR LAMP POSTS SOLAR LIGHTING AND LAMP POSTS Solar lighting is a sustainable, safe alternative to conventional electric street lights. There is no need to dig trench, lay underground cables or resort to other expensive methods to install street lighting. There are no on-going costs once installed, no standing charges and best of all they are helping to reduce energy consumption. Besides that they are very environmentally friendly - they do not use any greenhouse gases as sunlight is converted into energy and stored in a battery. CONSIDERATIONS: Dusk to dawn lighting adds to light pollution for both the wildlife and neighbours overlooking the park. Lamps should be downward-directed, only on during evening hours 9rather than 24 hours a day) low illumination possible, and employ dimming technology, so that the light dims when no one is around.. Amongst other companies providing solar lighting: http://www.zetasolar.com/cs_amenity.html (used in Oxford and Edinburgh and recommended by Campaign for Dark Skies) http://www.solarilluminations.co.uk/ http://www.brightlightsolar.com/acatalog/Street_Lighting.html VOLUNTEERS The Friends of the Park is a volunteer organisation and its membership will remain free. It will encourage a range of free communal activities, including community gardens, monthly park tidy-ups, arts and crafts events, historical talks, festivals, and encourage special interest groups (gardeners, cooks, ecologists, dog lovers, bike lovers, joggers, Tai Chi practitioners, artists, bird-watchers, other Friends of other Parks) to meet and share experiences on a regular basis. This will help to bring neighbours together around common interests, helping us work towards ensuring our park remains safe, accessible, friendly, sustainable, educational and fun, and providing common ground for interaction between diverse groups. We will suggest suitable volunteer organisations, such as British Trust Conservation Volunteers and Time Banking UK  for people who would like to become even more involved in their community, and support groups such as the Royal National Institute of the Blind and DISC. One of the communal projects will be to come together to identify the plants of the Park,  and devise some sort of mapping of the park and permanent display labels, with the plants' common names and latin names. BTCV BRITISH TRUST CONSERVATION VOLUNTEERS http://www2.btcv.org.uk/display/about Volunteering  ... has a number of clear advantages: • It is, by definition, voluntary. Volunteers are not coerced into change, but willingly choose to engage. • It is active. People are more likely to change their patterns of behaviour through practical action than simply receiving information. • It is sustained. Behavioural change does not happen overnight. Volunteering is generally an ongoing commitment, increasing the likelihood of long-term development. • It is empowering. Volunteering can give people the confidence, motivation, knowledge and skills they need to make changes in their lives. On top of this, volunteers inspire others, leading to positive behavioural changes within their families, communities and beyond. The contribution of volunteers can go a long way towards changing the behaviours of society as a whole. Contact Tom Nandi, at the BTCV head office in Camden,  for advice about community projects. Eco Stars Time Bank – teenager gardening project volunteers EcoStars - work with young people to empower them through environmental action. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Eco-Stars/107041619327275 Simon Ghartey has been developing a new time bank in Brixton with his group of young people aged between 15 and 19. They have been involved in gardening projects, landscaping, planning and design (sensory gardens, community gardens etc), artwork and murals. They have been working with businesses, schools and youth groups in their borough and also in adjacent boroughs.  The team have involved around 180 people in their work so far and were appointed EU advisors for projects in Finland and Germany in 2011. To check out some of their work, have a look at their Facebook page. Just type in Eco Stars to search for their page. QUESTIONS, IF YOU WANT YOUR GROUP TO HAVE HELP FROM THE ECO STARS: Who and how many young people may want to get involved? Where the project will happen and a brief outline of what you would like to achieve? What resources you have, if any to assist with the development of the project? The Eco Stars will offer: An initial meeting to write a project plan and agree a timeline. They will provide at least 3 visits to oversee the work. They will provide consultation and advice sessions. For more information about the The Eco Stars (Lambeth) contact Simon Ghartey (twitter @progresslondon) or  Alison Paule Paxton Green Time Bank, London alison AT pgtimebank.org (twitter @pgtimebank) THE POETRY TREE PROJECT Every park should have at least one tree with seating around it, where poets can read their poems. In established parks, the tree has been there many years. .In others,  plant a black mulberry tree (Morus nigra) as your Poet Tree, in honour of the magnificent mulberry tree in the Keats Garden, and also the wonderful mulberry tree growing in the William Morris garden at Kelmscott Manor in Oxforshire. VANDALISM AND ITS EFFECTS ON THE COMMUNITY: BROKEN WINDOW SYNDROME E-Mail August 19th 2009: (from Kim Morrissey to Marek Wilusynski) ... I've met a very interesting Community Development expert through the Purple Poets' work with the Wellcome Trust, Kevin Harris, who gave a talk on Neighbouring, and has published books on Ageing in the Community, and Respect in the Community - and he's also written on dog-walkers and parks. Some of the conclusions from his books might be useful when considering Cumberland Market Square. Although the outdoor gym equipment is a great success throughout all the community groups and ages (people saw women with burkas using it the other day) the boarded up broken windows of the connected building to the H Pod is very unsightly. If they will allow us, we'd be happy to paint them, to make them look like as if they are part of the building, not just convenient way to board up a broken window. It seems like a small thing, but it could be very useful to discourage minor vandalism in the Park (have you heard of the broken Window Theory?) BROKEN WINDOW THEORY: "Philip Zimbardo (1973) recognised that high levels of crime occur in poorly managed and badly maintained street environments .... Zimbardo's experiment gave rise to the criminologists James Q. Wilson and George Kelling's theory of 'broken windows' (1982) which claims that one unattended broken window leads to many more. They observed that residents withdrew from a neglected and uncared for street environment. The informal control that their presence brought is lost and the vandals who created the problems become emboldened and intensify their harassment and vandalism. A vicious cycle then kicks in, with the lack of social contact eroding community involvement and the ensuing atmosphere attracting more serious offenders from outside the area who sense that it has become more vulnerable and therefore less risky site for criminal activity. The theory argues for attention to be paid to minor signs of decay such as litter, and prompt action to be taken to repair and maintain the street environment." Philip J Connolly, chapter 5, 'Heelgood Factors: the Role of the Street Environment in Promoting Undermining Informal Social Control' in Respect in the Neighbourhood: Why Neighbourliness Matters, edited by Kevin Harris (London: Russell House Publishing) 2006. RESOURCE PEOPLE PARKS, ART IN THE PARK,  RECYCLING, SUSTAINABILITY Kim Morrissey and The Purple Poets c/o Bloomsbury Time Bank poets AT purplepoets.com www.purplepoets.com Kirsty Burns Time Bank Broker Cally Road Time Bank Hilldrop Community Centre Community Lane Hilldrop Road N7 0JE kirstyburns AT isonline.org http://cally.istime.org/recyclingcollections.htm RESOURCE PEOPLE AND WEBSITES: Urmi Allim festival organising Crypt Centre Munster Square West Euston London NW1 3PL Tel: 0207 383 4922 info@thirdageproject.org.uk Bernard Miller, social housing constitution, disabled access issues c/o Bloomsbury Time Bank bloomsbury AT purplepoets.com Colin Shelbourn cartoon workshops for children c/o Bloomsbury Time Bank www.shelbourn.com Heather Spears Art in the Park (poetry and drawing) c/o Bloomsbury Time Bank http://www.heatherspears.com Tom Nandi, conservationist British Trust for Conservation Volunteers Lesley Saunders, poet writer-in-residence for gardens 2010:  writing workshops, Chelsea Physic Garden www.lesleysaunders.org.uk Kevin Harris, comunity development, http://www.local-level.org.uk/ suggested text: Jane Jacobs The Death and Life of American Cities TBUK Time Banking UK, The Exchange, Brick Row, Stroud GL5 1DF Tel: 01453 750952 Email: info@timebanks.co.uk website: www.timebanking.org ............................................................................................................................................................................ SAMPLE CONSTITUTION (FOR PURPLE POETS' FRIENDS OF THE PARK) 1 NAME AND GEOGRAPHICAL AREA The name of the organization shall be The Friends of  _____[name of Park]____ Park, the area being the park and its frontages. 2. AIMS The Aims of The Friends of  _____[name of Park]____ Park will be: a) to promote the enjoyment, and safe use, of the Park by the whole community; b) to ensure that the Park is adequately maintained and that repairs, alterations and improvements are made in keeping with the character of the Park and its history; c) to conserve the trees, plants and wildlife of the Park; d) to involve local communities and businesses, and to liase and network with other local groups who have similar aims; e) to propose schemes and ideas for the improvement of the Park and to promote its heritage, bio-diversity and community interest. To this end The Friends of  _____[name of Park]____ Park  shall at all times respect the principles of democracy and act in a spirit of transparency, accountability and responsiveness towards its members. In addition, the Association shall work towards ensuring that most parts of   The Friends of  _____[name of Park]____ Park  are brought into compliance with the Disability Discrimination Acts and that no discrimination is allowed to occur on the basis of disability, race, gender or orientation. 3. MEMBERSHIP Membership of  The Friends of  _____[name of Park]____ Park will be open to any person interested in furthering the aims of the group. The Treasurer and the Secretary will hold the current membership list. Annual Membership, running from July 1st to June 30th, shall be free to any person residing within 500 metres of the Park. Memebers shall conduct themselves at all times in a reasonable manner, at meetings or in premises used by the The Friends of  _____[name of Park]____ Park.  Any member may be excluded by a majority of those present and voting in any Committee or General meeting, for unreasonable behavior or for cconduct contravening the aims of the organisation. Any member excluded shall have the right to apeal to the following General Meeting. 4. OFFICERS AND COMMITTEE The following officers will be elected at the Annual General Meeting: Chair, Co-Chair, Secretary, Co-Secretary and Treasurer/Membership Secretary. These officers, together with two further members (also elected at the AGM), will form the Committee. Decisions will be made by a simple majority. The Committee will hold General Meetings at least every quarter and where possible, monthly meetings (including General Meetings) will be held in the Park. Members may attend any additional Committee Meetings. 5. QUORUM Two-thirds of the Committee (4) shall form a quorum at the Committee Meetings, and a quarter of the membership shall form a quorum at the Annual General Meeting. 6. ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING The organisation will have an Annual General Meeting (and picnic)  by June 30th. At least 28 days notice will be given. Every member shall have one vote. Any member may propose resolutions to be put at any subsequent meeting, and these will be subject to a vote by show of hands and a simple majority will win. In a tied vote, the vote will be taken again. 7. LIASON WITH CAMDEN COUNCIL The Committee will work closeley with the appropriate officers of Camden Council in connection with the management of the Park. 8. FINANCE All monies raised by or on behalf of The Friends of  _____[name of Park]____ Park  shall be used to further its aims purposes. the Committee shall approve all expenditure. The Treasurer shall keep proper accounts of the finances and shall present a report to the Annual General Meeting for approval. A bank account is to be opened and officers of The Friends of  _____[name of Park]____ Park  shall be registered as signatories, only two signatures being required to draw cheques on the account. (Only one person per flat is allowed to be a signing officer, regardless of offices held). 9. ALTERATIONS TO THE CONSTITUTION Any alterations to the Constitution shall require the approval of a two-third majority of those present and voting at a Special General Meeting. The secretary must receive any resolution for an alteration at least 28 days before the meeting at which the resolution is to be brought forward. At least 21 days notice shall be given to the membership that the Special General Meeting is taking place. 10. DISSOLUTION If the Committee or members decide that it is necessary or advisable to dissolve The Friends of  _____[name of Park]____ Park,  it shall call a Special General Meeting of all members to decide on its dissolution. the assets, financial and otherwise, remaining when The Friends of  _____[name of Park]____ Park  has satisfied its liabilities, shall be applied for such purposes of benefit to the Park, as the meeting shall decide. such proposals to dissolve The Friends of  _____[name of Park]____ Park shall take effect only if agreed by a two-third majority of members present and voting at the meeting. OTHER SUGGESTED CONSTITUTIONS FOR FRIENDS OF THE PARK GROUPS The Purple Poets' Friends of the Park Constitution is suggested for genuine grassroots community groups, made up of people who live locally, and who use the park regularly. There are many forms of Constitution. If you would like to see a different suggested Constitution, and your group includes volunteers, and a commitment to conservation, and you would like to take part in community projects, please contact the British Trust for Conservation Volunteers, and ask their advice, and request their BTCV Community Tool Kit, which includes a basic constitution which will be sufficient for most groups. PLEASE NOTE: if your group has a gross income of more than £l000 per annum, owns or occupies land or buildings or receives a permanent endowment, they need to become a registered charity.  British Trust for Conservation Volunteers  is a charity set up in 1959. It has a successful history of environmental conservation volunteering throughout the UK and around the world. As a charity, BTCV is almost entirely reliant on voluntary donations. The work they do is only made possible by people like you - people who want to make a difference to their community and environment. BTCV’s main aims are to sustain environmental improvement. A healthy environment and improved biodiversity is at the heart of all BTCV's activities. BTCV is sensitive to people's needs, their environmental awareness, personal values and beliefs, and is striving to be accessible to all. On individual and community empowerment, BTCV inspires people to fulfil their potential. BTCV has a history of partnership working with local Councils in the UK, including the WildDerby Project. BTCV Vision A better environment where people are valued, included and involved. BTCV Mission To create a more sustainable future by inspiring people and improving places. There are several ways you can get involved from Green Gyms, to conservation holidays, to helping us as a Volunteer Officer, or going out with the Biodiversity Action Team (BAT), to work on nature reserves and greenspaces to improve places. BTCV also gives community groups advice on insurance issues, and provides opportunities for people to volunteer for conservation projects, and to vote for their favourite Green Pennant project. For details on these projects, or communty-involvment projects with BTCV, contact Tom Nandi for more details. Tom Nandi Earn Your Travel Back Project Assistant Green Pennant Advocate - London BTCV Kings Cross Bridgewater House 11, Crinan Street Kings Cross London N1 9SQ British Trust for Conservation Volunteers BTCV Community Tool Kit BTCV model Constitution http://www2.btcv.org.uk/ CALLY TIME BANK Community Map Mapping aspects of the local area: what is good about the area & what can be improved KIRSTY WRITES: Plan: Geo-reference information about good & bad aspects of the area Create an image map linking this information which will be stored on a database Shading or colour coding the map to make it easier to establish geographical patterns What the map could show: As I develop this website I will turn words on this list into clickable links so that you can view the map & information about the specific issue. trees, flora & fauna parks & other green spaces cycle lanes the bus routes the tube stations taxi ranks sports & leisure facilities libraries information points churches schools colleges local shops recycling facilities roads (with potholes & other dangers) crossing places (zebras & pelicans) the footpaths/pavements (with trip hazard paving) street lighting (with an indication of how bright or dim it is & how safe people feel safe at night types of housing (how people feel about them) empty properties squatting incidences of homelessness. vandalism graffiti level of reported crime/anti-social incidents blackspots for dumping rubbish parking control zones/areas which lack them double parking mobile phone masts If you'd like to join please e-mail: kirstyburns AT isonline.org Time Banks and Time Banking The Four Core Values 1. We treat people as assets. We support the positive actions people can and want to do for their community. 2. We are re-defining work Regardless of the task,   everyone's time is valued equally we value whatever it takes to make neighbourhoods safe and vibrant. 3.We reciprocate. We require that everyone gives something back ensuring all in our society have the opportunity to be involved in their community. 4. We support the development of social networks. These require ongoing investments of social capital generated by trust, reciprocity and civic engagement. This is an educational site. © resides with the author. All rights reserved. For permission to use any of this material please contact the Bloomsbury Time Bank TBUK Time Banking UK, The Exchange, Brick Row, Stroud GL5 1DF Tel: 01453 750952 info@timebanks.co.uk ............................................................ ................................ CONTACT ADDRESSES The Purple Poets c/o Flat 18 Chenies Street Cambers Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7ET or contact Ferdous Rahman rahmanferdous AT hotmail.co.uk ..........................